XCF to donate Feb. 14 event proceeds to "Corey Hill Get Well Fund"

Xtreme Cagefighting Federation, an 18-month-old promotion preparing to hold its sixth event, “DynaPep Rumble in Racetown” on Feb. 14, has committed to donate a portion of its profits to the “Corey Hill Get Well Fund.“

Featuring UFC veterans Frank Trigg, Terry Martin, and Jesse Taylor as well as “The Ultimate Fighter 7″ cast member Jeremy May, “XCF: DynaPep Rumble in Racetown” will be held at the Daytona Beach Ocean Center in Daytona, Fla.

UFC lightweight Hill is currently recovering from a gruesome broken leg suffered when opponent Dale Hartt checked a low kick in their UFC Fight Night 16 bout in December 2008.

XCF Promoter Doug Bland told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) Hill’s camp at Gracie Tampa was instrumental in helping him bring the XCF to Florida, so the organization was thrilled at the chance to give back.

“Our promotion was new to Florida and Rob Kahn from Gracie Tampa went out of his way to help us,” Bland said. “After Corey was hurt Rob told us about how long he was going to be out and what he was up against, so we thought it would be a good idea to try and put some type of fund raising campaign to help Corey while he was recovering.”

In addition to the pay-per-view revenue, the XCF is also generating additional money for the fund at an autograph session.

“We are hosting an autograph session the day of the fight at the arena where fighters will sign a commemorative poster for $10 with 100 percent of the proceeds going to Corey,” Bland said. “For the online pay-per view portion of the event, we will be donating a dollar for each purchase of the fight.”

Hill is expected to be out of action for a minimum of 12 months while recovering from his injury.

“This is awesome,” Hill stated in a press release from the XCF. “I can’t believe the folks at XCF are putting something like this together for me. The doctors say I could be out for 12-18 months so any kind of money coming in is going to be a huge help for me and my family.”

Coinciding with NASCAR’s annual Daytona 500, “DynaPep Rumble in Racetown” will be the XCF’s first of several events planned around the auto racing league’s schedule. In addition to Trigg, Martin, Taylor and May, former NFL Pro Bowler Marcus Jones and “The Ultimate Fighter 6″ cast member Blake Bowman will also be featured on the event. The full card currently includes:

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